Detailed Review
This small family hotel is a 10 minute walk from San Marco square and Rialto Bridge, on the second floor of an ancient, quiet Venetian palazzo recently restored but provides all modern comforts. The hotel is made of 7 rooms, all radiating from the main hall; two standard double rooms and three junior suites which can be used by 2,3,4 persons, a suite with Jacuzzi hydro massage tub and private terrace, a suite flat with a double room and a bathroom on one floor (separate entrances), a little staircase, a twin room and a lounge with a double-sized sleeping sofa. The flat is advisable for a family or a group of friends. The rooms are furnished in the same style and differ only in the colour of fabrics.
Rooms are spacious and finely furnished, sound-proofed, have wood-beamed ceilings and all have a private bathroom with shower and hairdryer, television, direct telephone, mini bar, safe, air conditioning and heating. Breakfast is served in the vast main hall decorated in Venetian style.
The atmosphere is relaxing, elegant and familiar at the same time.
Independent Reviews
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"This renovated 17th-century palazzo has light, airy rooms and high ceilings, and sits in Castello, a quiet, residential district."
TI’s top pick for value in Venice. C’Bauta is a renovated 17th-century palazzo with simple, charming rooms and very welcoming staff.
Ca'Bauta
By Jenny Pidgeon
The Ca’Bauta is a charming and friendly hotel located in Castello, away from the crowds around San Marco. This position is perfect for visitors who have been to Venice before and want to stay somewhere intimate in a part of town that is not over-run by tourists. Just a couple of minutes walk from SS Giovanni e Paolo it is an easy walk in to the centre and there are interesting shops and restaurants nearby.
Ca’Bauta opened in 2002 in an renovated Venetian palace belonging to the Muazzo family, namesakes of the tiny street it is found on. You enter the hotel via a small patio, following a red carpet up the steps to the front door. Inside you are met by a figure wearing a ‘baute’, the traditional carnival hooded clocks, which legend has it were first seen in this very building. A few more stairs (this place is not designed for the weak-legged) bring you out into the elegant hall, decorated in traditional Venetian style. There are two magnificent Murano chandeliers, sofas and carpets of rich material and an antique mirror hanging at the far end, where the tables are laid out for breakfast.
Each of the seven bedrooms leads directly off the main hall. They are all spacious, even the standard category, and feature beautifully carved high wooden ceilings. Large beds dominate the rooms, which are decorated in a fairly plain but comfortable style. The luxuriously heavy and rather OTT fabrics of the bedspreads and soft furnishings are offset against modern pale wooden furniture. This mingling of old and new feels slightly stilted and un-lived in at the moment, but once the place has had time to mellow it will work well. All the rooms are fully fitted with en-suite bathrooms, television, telephone and internet access. The bathrooms are small but meticulously clean. The suite is deserving of a special mention for its jacuzzi, right in the centre of the room. This fun, if slightly ostentatious, feature is mounted on steps, surrounded by marble pillars and located a handy two feet away from the kingsize bed. Also worth noting is the apartment with two rooms and a private sitting room, perfect for families.
A simple continental breakfast is served in the morning, although I am sure that the accommodating staff would strive to provide for any special requests. They are extremely friendly, helpful and knowledgeable – and only too happy to share their recommendations and tips with their guests. The Ca’Bauta is quiet and relaxed, small and with such personal service that it almost doesn’t feel as though you are staying in a hotel at all.
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